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Start 12:00 session
Session goalBuild the four basic edges with a quiet upper body and deep knees. Quality and control matter far more than speed at this stage.
0:00–3:003:00

Warm-Up & Safe Falling

Start every session loose, and know how to go down and get up.

  • Marching in place, then gliding on two feetSmall steps forward until you can hold a two-foot glide.
  • Practice a controlled fall and stand-upBend, sit low to the side, hands in laps not on the ice, then rise one knee at a time.
  • Swizzles forward and backward, 4 each
FocusFeel balanced over the middle of the blade before adding edges.
3:00–8:005:00

Forward Edges on a Circle

Push onto one foot and hold the curve. Use a hockey circle as your guide.

  • Right forward outside edge, hold 3 seconds
  • Left forward outside edge, hold 3 seconds
  • Right forward inside edge, hold 3 seconds
  • Left forward inside edge, hold 3 seconds
GoalStay on one clean curve with the free foot quiet and knees bent.
8:00–12:004:00

Backward Basics

One clean pass of each, resetting between attempts.

Backward swizzlesBackward two-foot glideBackward one-foot glide, short
GoalLook over your shoulder, stay tall, and keep weight centered.
12-Minute Practice Plan
Edge Foundations
12:00Learn-to-skate control basics
10:00–
3:00
Warm-Up & Safe Falling
Start every session loose, and know how to go down and get up.
Marching in place, then gliding on two feet
Practice a controlled fall and stand-up
Swizzles forward and backward, 4 each
FocusFeel balanced over the middle of the blade before adding edges.
23:00–
8:00
Forward Edges on a Circle
Push onto one foot and hold the curve. Use a hockey circle as your guide.
Right forward outside edge, hold 3 seconds
Left forward outside edge, hold 3 seconds
Right forward inside edge, hold 3 seconds
Left forward inside edge, hold 3 seconds
GoalStay on one clean curve with the free foot quiet and knees bent.
38:00–
12:00
Backward Basics
One clean pass of each, resetting between attempts.
Backward swizzlesBackward two-foot glideBackward one-foot glide, short
GoalLook over your shoulder, stay tall, and keep weight centered.
Overall Goal
Build the four basic edges with a quiet upper body and deep knees. Quality and control matter far more than speed at this stage.